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Study and implementation of techniques that affect organizational change

Organizational development (OD) is the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that affect organizational change, the goal of which is to modify the performance and/or culture of a group or organization. Organizational changes are typically initiated by the group's stakeholders. OD emerged from human relations studies in the 1930s, during which psychologists realized that organizational structures and processes influence worker behavior and motivation. Organizational development is a systematic process to increase individual and organizational effectiveness by applying behavioral science principles and practices. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Organization developmentA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Genome organization controls transcriptional dynamics during developmentInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Foreign assistanceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Development and Testing of the OPLS All-Atom Force Field on Conformational Energetics and Properties of Organic LiquidsCited 14,884 times
  5. Go sideways: Action researchA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Organizational diagnosticsA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Overview
  2. Improved organizational performance
  3. Understanding organizations
  4. Action research
  5. Interventions

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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